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BALING PRESS.

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Patented Iuly 24, |900. P. K. DEDER'ICK. BALING PRESS.

(Application led May 6. 1898.) [No Modal.)

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BALING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,137,

dated July 24, 1900.

Application filed May 6,1898. Serial No. 679,918. (No model.)

T0 all whom it 11mg concern:

Be it known that I, PETER K. DEDERICK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Loudonville, in the county of Albany and State of NewYork,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEaling-Presses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in presses for baling hay andother materials, and particularly to that type of such presses known ascontinuous presses or in which the hay is fed into a press chamber andejected continuously from a bale-chamber communicating with thepress-chamber, although features of the invention are applicable toother styles of presses, as will be at once appreciated by those skilledin the art, and hence while I shall describe my present improvements inconnection with and forming part of a continuous press I do not wish tobe limited specifically in this respect.

Theinvention has for one object to produce a simple powerful press whichmay be conveniently transported and operated at any convenient pointwithout the necessity of providing permanent anchors and like appliancesfor holding it in position while in operation.

Afurther object of the invention is to produce a press in which thehorse sweep or power may be continuously rotated and the traversercaused to reciprocate more than once for each rotation of the horsesweep or power connection and in which a sufficient pause will beprovided at the extreme rearward movement of the traverser to permit ofthe hay being fed in front of the same by hand.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide an improvedcondenser-operating mechanism which will be positively operated indirect relation to the movement of the traverser to give a preliminarycondensation to the charge at the moment when the traverser is at theextreme end of its rearward movement.

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements ofparts going to form the complete press and in certain novel details ofconstruction, all as will be hereinafter described, and pointed outparticularly.

in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a baling-press4 with its powerconnection embodying my present improvements. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section through the bale-chambers and condenser. Fig. 3 isa perspective View of the forward end of the power mechanism. Fig. 4t isa detail vertical section showing the universal connection between thepress-frame proper and the power end and between the slide and pitman.-Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is adetail top plan view of the ratchetwheel and sweep or power connection.Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the partitions orfollowers, showing the recesses for cooperation with the bell.

Like letters of reference in the several iigures indicate the sameparts.

Referring particularly to Figs. l and 2, it will be seen that the baleand press chamber is of the ordinary well-known construction, formed, asusual, with angle-iron cornerpieces A, friction-clamps B at thedischarge end,'and inclosing sides and bottom B in that portion in whichthe pressing operation is done. Above the bale-chamber is acondensing-hopper D, also of usual construction.

Extending forward from the bale-chamber or as I shall term it press-caseA B' and preferably below the plane of the same is a pipe connection E,rigidly attached at its rear end to the press-case by clamps orcrosstimbers e, and at its forward end it is provided with a casting orframe E', which is adapted to be connected to the frame of the powermechanism, preferably by a universal joint to be presently described,the pipe connection itself, however, preferably lying in a plane belowthe joint, so as to permit a sta or slide G to pass through the samefrom end to end, so as to facilitate the attachment of the traverser toits rear end and the attachment of the power mechanism to it-s forwardend. The frame for the power mechanism (lettered F) is provided at itsforward end with a bearing j' for the reception of a crank-shaftcarrying at its lower end a crank G2, adapted to be connected by apitman G with the slide IOO G, such connection being preferably ajointed connection, as shown at g in Fig. 1, to permit of a straightreciprocation of the slide and with a further object of permitting thepress to be transported from place to place, as will hereinafter appear.

The upper end of the crank-shaft is provided with a ratchet-wheel H, andjonrnaled loosely upon the said shaft or upon an axis coincidenttherewith is the power connection or horse lever or levers I, the baseof the said horse-levers being preferably connected to castings orbrackets I', carrying at their ends link-pawls z', adapted to engagewith the teeth on the ratchet-wheel H and be held in engagementtherewith by springs t" or equivalent means.

Rods or braces I2 may extend from the ends of each of the brackets I' tothe ends of the horse levers or sweeps for strengthening the same.

For the purpose of forming the universaljoint connection between thepower-frame F and the pipe connection E the rear end of said frame F isprovided with a wrist-pin F', and the casting E' is provided with a yokeE2, which passes around the same, as illustrated clearly in Figs. 4 and5.

The connection between the rear end of the slide G andthe traverser K,which works in the press-case, is formed as follows: A vertical frame Lis formed on the front end of the press-case, and at the top of thisvertical frame a pair of sway-bars M are pivotally mounted, so as toswing longitudinally of the press-case. At a point substantially in linewith the horizontal center of the traverser they are pivotally connectedto and support one end of said traverser, the pivotal connection beingformed by a pin or through-bolt m. At their lower ends the sway-bars areconnected by links M with the rear end of the slide G, the slide G beingpreferably provided with a cross-head M2, to the ends of which the linksM' may be conveniently connected.

Itis obvious now that when the slide is reciprocated by the crank andpitman the swaybars M, together with the traverser K, will bereciprocated in unison therewith, and with a view to holding the partsnormally forward or with the traverser in the position illustrated inFig. 2 the said parts are preferably provided with an automaticreturning mechanism-such,for instance, as a weight-which acts with aconstant force, tending to move the traverser to the position mentionedand the resistance of which must be overcome in moving the traverser tocompress a charge. This returning mechanism is preferably connected withthe traverser itself, and for this purpose a flexible connection O,fastened at one end to the traverser, is passed around a pulley O on thepress-case, thence up over a pulley O2 at the topof the frame L, andthence down, and supports at its extremitya weight O3,which is suicientfor the purposes desired.

As one end of the traverser is supported by the sway-bars M, theopposite end, resting upon the bottom of the press-case, might tend tocreate friction, and in order to prevent this the opposite end of thetraverser is preferably provided with-an antifriction roller or rollersk, a sufficient looseness being left between the top and bottom of thetraverser and the press-case to compensate for any vertical movement dueto the arc in which the swaybars move. Such movement, it will be noted,however, is very slight because of the length of the sway-bars and therelativelyshort movement of the traverser.

The condenser D is reciprocated back and forth by means of the slide d,to which it is 'connected in the usual manner, and the said` slidereceives its motion from the sway-bars M, to which it is connected at dby a pivotal connection of any usual kind.

This arrangement, it will be seen, insures a correct relative movementof the condenser' and traverser, and at the moment when the traverser isat the extreme backward portion of its movement the condenser will be atthe Vextreme forward portion of its movement, thereby giving the chargea preliminary condensation, and the attendant may during the pause,while the crank is passing around its dead-center, thrust the saidcharge down in front of the traverser and will have suicient time towithdraw his fork or other implement without danger of the same beingcaught by the traverser in its forward movement.

The power-frame F, together with the pressframe, is mounted upon wheelsto facilitate IOO transportation, and the arrangement is such that thepress lnay be readily transported and at once put into use upon itsarrival at its point ot' destination without staking or anchorin g thesame or removing the wheels, and with this object in view thepress-frame itself is mounted upon a single pair of groundwheels P,located somewhat centrally of the press-case, although the particularlocation is immaterial, the axle of said wheels being preferablyconnected rigidly with the presscase. The rear end of the power-frame issimilarly supported upon a pair of wheels P', and the axle p of thispair of wheels is rigidly connected with the power-frame, while thefront end of the power-frame is supported upon an upwardly-cranked axlep', pivotally connected thereto forward of the crank-shaft,

and a pair of wheels P2.

When'it is desired to transport the press, a suitable tongue isconnected to this forward axle p in the same manner 'that a tongue isconnected to a wagon, when the machine may be drawn about, and by reasonof the universal-joint connections between the pitman and slide andbetween the power-frame and pipe connection it will be found that notonly may the whole press be drawn around curves and turned as occasionmay require, but irregularities in the su rface contour of the groundtraversed do not distort in j uriously the various parts, for theintermediate wheels P may change their elevation with relation t-o thewheels P P2 and still support their entire quota of weight.

It will be noted, of course, that during transportation the crank Grshould be turned backwardly, so as to bring the universal joint g intosubstantial alinement with the wrist-pin F, as illustrated clearly inFig. et, and, if desired, the horse levers or sweeps may either beremoved entirely or turned to occupy a position longitudinally of thepress.

To maintain the alinement of the powerframe F and pipe connection E whenthe press is in use, it is preferable to employ a single diagonal braceQ, extending from the casting E to the axle p of the power-frame at oneside, which brace Q may be readily removed or one end detached, as by ahook connection, when it is desired to move the press about.

In order to give the attendant notice when to place a follower in thepress-case to separate the bales, I preferably provide an alarm or bell,with a means for ringing the same as each follower passes it. rlhebell-itself is indicated by the letter R in Fig. 2, and the striker r ismounted on a spring-pressed carrier i", which has a projection r2extending up through an aperture S in the bottom of the press-case andinto position to engage the.

pressed material passing through the balechamber, and thereby hold thestriker out of engagement with the bell, but as a follower passes theprojection r2 the said projection will drop into a recess provided forthis purpose in the follower, and the striker will be brought intocontact with the bell, sounding the alarm. Any desired form of recessmay be provided in the follower, and in Fig. 7 I have shown a followerwith two dierent styles of recess, that at S being simply a slot cutthrough one edge of the follower from side to side and that at S being amortise in the edge of the follower, formed either by cutting thematerial of the follower away in the form of a mortise or applyingplates to the sides, as shown. The projection r2 should be located theproper distance along the balechamber to allow for the formation of onebale or a multiple of bales between it and the traverser when at itsforward extreme of movement.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Iatent of the United States of America, 1s-

l. In a baling-press 'the combination with the press-case, anupwardly-extending-frame connected therewith, and a traverser workin gin said press-case, of sway-bars pivotally supported at their upper endson said upwardlyextending frame and connected with the traverser foroperating the same, a 'slide-staff mounted in fixed bearings toreciprocate longitudinally, connections between said slidestaff andsway-bars below the connection between the sway-bars and traverser and apower mechanism for reciprocating the slidestaff; substantially asdescribed.

2. In a baling-press, the combination with the press-case, verticalframe connected therewith, sway-bars pivotally supported in saidvertical frame and traverser connected with said sway-bars, of areciprocatory slide-stad, a power mechanism for reciprocating said stafflongitudinally and links connecting said sway-bars and slide-staff belowthe connection between the sway-bars and traverser; substantially asdescribed.

3. In a baling-press the combination with the press-case,vertical frameconnected therewith, sway-bars pivotally supported in said verticalframe and traverser connected with said sway-bars, of a reciprocatoryslide-staff, a power mechanism for reciprocating said slide-stafflongitudinally, a cross-head on said slide-staff and links connectingsaid swaybars and cross-head; substantially as described.

4. In a baling-press, the combination with the press-case and a pipeconnection rigidly connected therewith, of a power-frame jointed to theforward end of said pipe connection; substantially as described.

5. In a baling-press, the combination with the press-case and a pipeconnection rigidly connected therewith, of a power-frame at the forwardend of said pipe connection and a universal joint connecting saidpower-frame and pipe connection; substantially as described.

6. In a baling-press the combination with the power-frame havingcarrying-wheels at its front and rear ends,of a press-frame jointed tothe rear end of said power-frame and also having a pair ofcarrying-wheels, and a powertransmitting mechanism havinga joint whichmay be brought into substantial registry with the joint between thepower and press frames; substantially as described.

7. In a baling-press, the combination with the press-case having avertically-arranged frame connected therewith and the sway-barsjournaled at their upper ends in said frame, of a reciprocatorytraverser pivotally connected with said sway-bars, means forreciprocating the sway-bars and traverser and a vertically-lnovableweight connected with the traverser for returning the same to itsretracted position; substantially as described.

S. In a baling-press, the combination with the press-case, theupwardly-extending frame IIO carried thereby, the sway-bars pivotally'frame carried by the case, of the sway-bars pivotally mounted at theirupper ends in said frame with means for reciprocating said swaybars anda condensing-slide and traverser working in said hopper and press-caserespectively,and each connected with said swaybars and operating tocompress the charges in opposite directions; substantially as described.

10. Ina baling-press, the combination with the press-case, traverser andmeans for reciprocating the traverser, of an alarm-bell carried by thepress-case, a striker adapted to contact with said bell, a resilientcarrier for said striker supported by the press-case, a projection onsaid carrier intermediate its ends projecting within the press-case anda follower havin ga recess into which said projection will pass to causethe striker to engage the bell; substantially as described.

PETER K. DEDERICK. Witnesses: Y

R. J. VAN SCHOONHOVEN, P. K. DEDERICK, Jr.

